Mobile search drives sales growth on Invoca platform
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, August 15th, 2014 / South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Mobile search drives sales growth on Invoca platform
Mobile search is experiencing a huge surge in volume of sales over Santa Barbara-based Invoca’s technology platform, with $1.7 billion of the $2.5 billion in customer sales that have happened since 2007 taking place in the past year. Invoca makes software that helps companies close more sales when customers call in and track where Read More →
Read More →Property owner looks to shed luxury condominium project
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, August 15th, 2014 / Real Estate, South Coast, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Property owner looks to shed luxury condominium project
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Read More →Boutique to boutique: Startup launches online fashion marketplace
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, August 15th, 2014 / Small Business, South Coast, Technology, Tri-County Economy, Women Inc. / Comments Off on Boutique to boutique: Startup launches online fashion marketplace
A Santa Barbara startup has stitched together a network of high-end clothing boutiques with an online marketplace where consumers can peruse independent stores across the country.
Read More →CoastHills Credit Union expands to five counties
By Staff Report / Wednesday, August 13th, 2014 / Banking & Finance, Central Coast, East Ventura County, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on CoastHills Credit Union expands to five counties
CoastHills Credit Union, the region’s largest credit union, has extended its reach from the southern edge of the Bay Area to the Los Angeles County line. The $750 million-asset financial institution said Aug. 13 that its July conversion from a federal to a state charter will allow it to set its service area as the Read More →
Read More →Inogen raises 2014 guidance after beating on Q2 profits
By Staff Report / Tuesday, August 12th, 2014 / Banking & Finance, South Coast, Technology, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Inogen raises 2014 guidance after beating on Q2 profits
Shares of Goleta-based Inogen climbed 4.3 percent in after-hours trading on Tuesday as the medical-device maker reported better-than-expected second-quarter revenue and profit. The company, which went public earlier this year, makes portable at-home oxygen concentrators. Its second-quarter revenue soared 50.8 percent to $30.4 million, beating the Capital IQ Consensus Estimate by $6.5 million. Product sales Read More →
Read More →Persona signs deal to roll out 20 pizza restaurants in Florida
By Marissa Wenzke / Monday, August 11th, 2014 / Small Business, South Coast, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Persona signs deal to roll out 20 pizza restaurants in Florida
Santa-Barbara-based Persona Neapolitan Pizzeria has inked a franchising deal to open up to 20 stores in Florida across a 10-year span, kicking off a development plan the restaurant announced earlier this year. The State Street restaurant, which serves fast-casual, thin-crust, Neapolitan-style pizzas, is launching a string of stores in South Florida through Sager Management Read More →
Read More →Target toughens talk in Goleta store hunt
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, August 8th, 2014 / Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Target toughens talk in Goleta store hunt
Target Corp., the second-largest discount retailer in the U.S., is searching for a new site for a potential store in Goleta. It is no longer under contract to purchase the site long planned for a store at Hollister Avenue and Los Carneros Way in Goleta, insiders say, but several options remain open as the big-box Read More →
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